Determine the Binding Energy Per Nucleon of an Mg-24 Nucleus

question 131

Multiple Choice

Determine the binding energy per nucleon of an Mg-24 nucleus.The Mg-24 nucleus has a mass of 23.985054 amu.A proton has a mass of 1.00728 amu,a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 amu,and 1 amu is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy.

• A) 0.3050 MeV
• B) 8.83 MeV
• C) 0.113 MeV
• D) 106 MeV
• E) 4.41 MeV

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